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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Auburn, WA · April 29, 1981

Date
April 29, 1981 · 21:30 local
Place
Auburn, WA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49457
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FA032
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
58 total58 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to takeoff from unlighted strip with no landing light. Drifted off center line, aborted, landed off runway.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM UNLIGHTED STRIP WITH NO LANDING LIGHT. DRIFTED OFF CENTER LINE, ABORTED, LANDED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.